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Drama, biography. USA 2018, 120 min. Directed by Felix van Groeningen. Starring: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Christian Convery. In English with Russian subtitles. At age 18, Nic was a top student and the editor of the school paper, acted in school plays, and played on the water polo team. He spent days voraciously reading and drawing, and planned on going to college in the fall. But at the moment when he was meant to finish school, an addiction that started as teenage fun turned into a serious threat to his future. “Beautiful Boy” tells about the Sheff family’s fight with their son’s destructive addiction and the saving quality of parental love. The father in the film was played by famous American actor Steve Carell (“Bruce Almighty,” “Foxcatcher,” “The Big Short”), and his son, Nic Sheff, by one of the brightest young stars, Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name”), who was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on “Beautiful Boy.”
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09:40 | Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat |
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Documentary. USA 2017, 78 min. Directed by Sara Driver. In English with Russian subtitles. The film follows Basquiat's life pre-fame and how New York City, the times, the people and the movements surrounding him formed the artist he became. Using never-before-seen works, writings and photographs, director Sara Driver, who was part of the New York arts scene herself, worked closely and collaboratively with friends and other artists who emerged from that period: Jim Jarmusch, James Nares, Fab Five Freddy, Glenn O’Brien, Kenny Scharf, Lee Quinones, Patricia Field, Luc Sante and many others. Drawing upon their memories and anecdotes, the film also uses period film footage, music and images to visually re-recreate the era, drawing a portrait of Jean-Michel and Downtown New York City – pre AIDS, President Reagan, the real estate and art booms – before anyone was motivated by money and ambition. The definition of fame, success and power were very different than today – to be a penniless but published poet was the height of success, until everything changed in the early 1980s. This is New York City's story before that change.
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Biography, comedy, drama. USA 2018, 130 min. Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini. In English with Russian subtitles. Dr Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip, a tough-talking bouncer from an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx. Despite their differences, the two men soon develop an unexpected bond while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation.
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18:30 | The House That Jack Built |
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Thriller, drama. Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden 2018, 155 min. Directed by Lars von Trier. Starring: Matt Dillon, Riley Keough, Uma Thurman, Bruno Ganz, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofia Grabol, David Bailie, Ji-tae Yu, Osy Ikhile, Jeremy Davies, Ed Speleers. In English with Russian subtitles. A story of an incredibly smart serial killer named Jack (Matt Dillon), in 1970s America. The plot is structured around five incidents which encompass 12 years of his life. We live the story through Jack’s eyes, for whom each murder is a painstaking work of art.
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23:20 | The Trainee (Il Tuttofare) |
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Comedy. Italy 2018, 86 min. Directed by Valerio Attanasio. Starring: Sergio Castellito, Guglielmo Poggi, Elena Sofia Ricci, Clara Alonso, Luca Avagliano. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Talented law student Antonio is a trainee working for the rich and famous lawyer, Dr. Toti, who defends politicians and Mafiosi. For his measly 300 euros a month, he does everything: carries the bosses things, puts documents together for him, drives him around, and even cooks him homemade lunches. Unexpectedly, he gets an incredible offer: to become his boss’ bona fide partner. There’s just one condition: he has to marry Toti’s lover, whom Antonio has never even met. Having thought long and hard about his future, the young man gets sucked into a whirlpool of unbelievable, even grotesque events, which help him understand that we are all equal before the law, but some are just more equal than others.
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